Lid with removably attachable implement

ABSTRACT

A device for removing contents from a jar including a lid, removably attachable to a jar, with a tool affixed to a center of an interior face of the lid, and the tool including a neck, a scoop, and a flexible tip.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisionalapplication No. 63/203,857, filed Aug. 2, 2021, the contents of whichare herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to lids and, more particularly, to aremovably attachable lid implement.

Beauty, household, and food products, such as, for example withoutlimitation to, laundry detergent, sauces, bath scrubs or the like, areoften difficult to use without some of the product being wasted. Most,if not all current loose products on the market do not have a mechanismto get materials out of containers. This consumer must already have orpurchase a utensil to do so.

Scooping, scraping and spooning of loose material is inefficient,wasteful and often non-hygienic. Traditional scoops, spatulas and spoonsare often difficult to maneuver and misplaced by the consumer.

As can be seen, there is a need for a lid for such devices with animplement to remove material from the containers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect of the present invention, a device for removing contentsfrom a jar comprising a lid, removably attachable to a jar, with a toolaffixed to a center of an interior face of the lid, and the toolincluding a neck, a scoop, and a flexible tip. Scooping, scraping andspooning of loose material is inefficient, wasteful and oftennon-hygienic. The invention described herein minimizes waste andminimizes consumer contact with product.

A lid with fixed, permanent and removably attachable options, allows theconsumer to remove product from storage containers with more precisionand allows the consumer to access the entire jarred substance. Thepresent invention permits consumer to use the entire contents of the jarand avoid waste.

Use of the present invention may provide greater convenience thanconventional utensils since the utensil of the present invention mayalways be attached to the lid and ready to use—no need to search for thecorrect utensil.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the presentinvention will become better understood with reference to the followingdrawings, description, and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a jar and lid with an implementattached to the lid according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a section view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of an alternate embodiment of thepresent invention; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view thereof with the implementunattached.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplatedmodes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. Thedescription is not to be taken in a limiting sense but is made merelyfor the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention,since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claimswith reference to the drawings.

A general overview of the various features of the invention will beprovided, with a detailed description following. Broadly, an embodimentof the present invention provides a lid, in various sizes. The lid mayinclude an attachable implement or tool. The implement may be a scoop,spoon, and/or spatula. The present invention minimizes waste andminimizes consumer contact with a product. The implement may beuniversal or customizable for a particular product.

The lid may vary in size with fixed, permanent as well as removablyattachable scoop, spoon and spatula options.

Aspects of the present invention may include a lid with a tool where thetoo may be a scoop, spatula, spoon, or scooping mechanism. The tool mayhave a flexible tip. The tool may detachably attach to the lid, forexample by a snap/lock mechanism. The tool and lid may be unitary. Thesize of the tool/measurement of the scooping mechanism may vary toaccommodate a size of the jar/substance in the jar. The lid/tool mayaccommodate/affix to each other by male and female digits. The tooland/or lid may be composed of a plastic silicone. The tool may twist andclick into the lid. A neck of the tool may vary in size and length toaccommodate a size of the jar/substance in the jar. The tool may benon-stick. The tool may enable smearing type applications such as paint,grout, spackle, makeup and gel. The lid may threadedly attach to a jaror attach by a friction fit.

In some embodiments, the present invention may work or function or beused in the following manner. This invention is as simple as opening ajar. The attached components work together in order to simplify howconsumers gather jarred household, food and beauty products. Thedetachable components work together to give the consumer a variety ofsizes and substances with which to use product according to the jarsize. The jar lid attaches and detaches from the jar in the same manneras lids without the invention component. In some embodiments, theconsumer can twist off one attachment and replace it with another.

In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention and the componentsthereof may be made of any suitable material, by any suitable process.Traditional manufacturing processes for jar lids, spoons, scoops andspatulas may be used. However, each lid may comprise an interlockingcomponent as would each of the attachable elements. For the attachedproduct, the traditional lid manufacturing may also be employed tocreate one seamless unit. Manufacturing could be outsourced tomanufacturers who already specializes in these types of products.

The present invention may be modified aesthetically with colors andvarious patterns. In some embodiments, the snap-lock components may beinterchangeable with other lids which will allow the invention to beused for different substances.

In some embodiments, the consumer may use the lid and itsinterchangeable tool based on the type of loose or liquid product theyare using. For instance, if a consumer needed to use the item for say, ashower scrub, instead of using their hands in the shower and risking thewhole jar being filled with shower water or dropped, they would, withthis invention, being able to unscrew the container lid and scoop outthe appropriate amount of shower scrub and proceed to use as needed. Thesame application and method of use would apply to laundry detergents,jarred tomato sauces, and a variety of other products.

There is potentiality for the consumer to unnecessarily encounter theloose product, because the lid is capable of providing easiermanipulation and separation, garnering a more hygienic use of allhousehold, beauty, craft or food substances.

The tool may include a scoop or scoop section. The scoop/scoop sectionmay be flat, like that of a spatula, or curved, like that of a spoon.

The tool may extend from an interior face of the lid or from a center onthe interior of the lid.

In summary, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides auniversal lid, of various sizes, with fixed and attachable scoop, spoonand spatula options. The invention described minimizes waste andconsumer contact with their jarred product.

For clarity, only those aspects of the system germane to the inventionare described, and product details well known in the art are omitted. Inaddition, many embodiments of the present invention have application toa wide range of industries. To the extent the present applicationdiscloses a system, the method implemented by that system is within thescope of the present invention. Further, to the extent the presentapplication discloses a method, a system of apparatuses configured toimplement the method are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring now to the Figures, FIGS. 1-3 detail a lid 10 with a tool 12according to an embodiment of the present invention. The lid 10 mayremovably secure to a jar 18. The tool 12 includes a scoop 14 and aflexible tip 16.

FIGS. 4 and 5 detail an alternate embodiment of the present inventionwith a removably attachable tool 26. The removably attachable tool 26removably secures to an alternate embodiment of a lid 22 by means of afemale digit 24 and a male digit 28. The male digit 28 may be insertedinto and twist into the female digit 24 to lock and secure the removablyattachable tool 26 to the alternate embodiment of the lid 22. Theremovably attachable tool 26 includes an alternate embodiment of a spoon30 and an alternate embodiment of a flexible tip 32.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates toexemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A device for removing contents from a jarcomprising: a lid, removably attachable to a jar, with a tool affixed toa center of an interior face of the lid; and the tool including a neck,a scoop, and a flexible tip.
 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the toolremovably attaches to the lid.
 3. The device of claim 2, wherein thetool removably attaches by a friction fit.
 4. The device of claim 2,wherein the tool removably attaches by a twist and lock.
 5. The deviceof claim 2, wherein the tool removably attaches by a male and femaledigit.
 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the tool is a spoon.
 7. Thedevice of claim 1, wherein the tool is a spatula.